AuthorTopic: The Hey Bulldog Footage (Read 5695 times)

We've all seen the Hey Bulldog clip before. I have a few questions, and thoughts about that shoot.

I've never thought of this, but where is the rest of that footage? That clip was edited together from what looks likelots of footage/shots of that session. Has anyone found more, can confirm that is what destroyed, or thought of this before?

Also, have recently been into Abbey Road Studio 2, on that tour in the spring I was wondering...That session was completely recorded there? A few shots, especially those looking up, look like another studio. Maybe 3? I don't think so, but it would be great if someone could confirm. Becaues of the lighting it's hard to tell.

Oh wait - wasn`t it the other way around? This the story from the top of my head:The Beatles were due to mime for a promo clip to go with their Lady Madonna release.Once in the studio they figured it would be more fun to record a completly new song: Hey Bulldog.So they were filmed doing this and afterwards the footage was edited to go along Lady Madonna.Decades later Apple re-released this footage, this time re-edited and synched to the actual song seen recorded: Hey Bulldog.And no, I don`t think this comes from more than one occassion or studio - what might have puzzled you is the fact that in Anthology this footage is also used but in combination with the "Music"-footage (that shows them recording Hey Jude).

Oh wait - wasn`t it the other way around? This the story from the top of my head:The Beatles were due to mime for a promo clip to go with their Lady Madonna release.Once in the studio they figured it would be more fun to record a completly new song: Hey Bulldog.So they were filmed doing this and afterwards the footage was edited to go along Lady Madonna.Decades later Apple re-released this footage, this time re-edited and synched to the actual song seen recorded: Hey Bulldog.And no, I don`t think this comes from more than one occassion or studio - what might have puzzled you is the fact that in Anthology this footage is also used but in combination with the "Music"-footage (that shows them recording Hey Jude).

Re-read the entry in John Winn`s That Magic Feeling (revised edition) and need to add that there is indeed footage from one more occassion in one of the original Lady Madonna clips (there are two): Paul getting up, grabbing his coat and guitar and leaving the studio originally stemming from the Step inside Love promo filming (1967) - but nor used there I think.

[/quote I think there are a couple of scenes that look like they are later in the white album era that has John with longer hair parted in the middle and Ringo in a purple shirt with a mustache. I don't think he grew that until summer 68 when he went on hiatus.

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I'd never seen the Hey, Bulldog video. Such gorgeous footage, synched up with the banter at the end and everything! I had no idea this was filmed at all. Thanks so much for dissecting it all here, too!

I'd never seen the Hey, Bulldog video. Such gorgeous footage, synched up with the banter at the end and everything! I had no idea this was filmed at all. Thanks so much for dissecting it all here, too!

I think the film as extra good because it's one of the few that are in color! Most shots are in black and white and feel cold and lifeless. It's like WW2 pic's, when you see a color one it adds a whole dimension.

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